Clues to Pacific Migration Paths Discovered in Papua New Guinea
Clues to Pacific Migration Paths Discovered in Papua New Guinea Scientists think they may have found the smoking gun that explains why humans colonised the thousands of scattered islands of the South Pacific – and it lies in a sherd of pottery found hidden on a small island in Papua New Guinea. The peopling of …
Study Investigates Anglo-Saxon Diets
Study Investigates Anglo-Saxon Diets Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a major new bioarchaeological study suggests. Its sister study also argues that peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers. The findings overturn …
Ancient eggshell in the Northern Cape hiding 300,000 years of history
Ancient eggshell in the Northern Cape hiding 300,000 years of history Evidence from an ancient eggshell has revealed important new information about the extreme climate change faced by human early ancestors. The research shows parts of the interior of South Africa that today are dry and sparsely populated, were once wetland and grᴀssland 250,000 to …
Oldest Gynaecological Treatment On Record Performed In Ancient Egypt 4,000 Years Ago
Oldest Gynaecological Treatment On Record Performed In Ancient Egypt 4,000 Years Ago In their latest research, scientists have come across a treatment practice in a mummy from 4000 years ago, as written in ancient Egyptian medical papyri. This treatment has been recorded as the first gynaecological treatment to date. Scientists from the Universities of Granada …
During the demolition work, a 2,500-year-old bull heads alto relievo was discovered in Sinop
During the demolition work, a 2,500-year-old bull heads alto relievo was discovered in Sinop During the demolition work of the buildings in front of the historical city walls for the City Square National Garden project in the province of Sinop on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, 2,500-year-old bull heads shaped alto-relievo were found. According …
Ancient golden neck ring found in Denmark
Ancient golden neck ring found in Denmark A one-of-a-kind golden neck ring from the Germanic Iron Age (400-550 A.D.) has been discovered in a field not far from Esbjerg on the Jutland Peninsula in mainland Denmark. The ring weighs in at almost half a kilo (446 grams) and is designed with crescent-like depressions. The decoration …
‘Australia’s silk road’: Quarry sites dating back 2,100 years reveal a world-scale trading system in Mithaka country
‘Australia’s silk road’: Quarry sites dating back 2,100 years reveal a world-scale trading system in Mithaka country In Queensland’s remote Channel Country of red dirt and gibber rock, traditional owners and archaeologists have unearthed what researchers have dubbed “Australia’s Silk Road”. The region is archaeologically significant: the landscape has been dramatically altered by a huge …
Unprecedented 1800-year-old marble bathtub recovered in Turkey
Unprecedented 1800-year-old marble bathtub recovered in Turkey The 1800-year-old marble bathtub, which was seized when it was about to be sold by historical artefact smugglers in Aydın’s Karacasu district, was delivered to the Aphrodisias Museum Directorate. Experts stated that the 1-ton marble bathtub with reliefs of the lion’s head is not similar in Turkey. The …
The Neanderthal lifestyle: archaeological insights from Valencia
The Neanderthal lifestyle: archaeological insights from Valencia A research team from the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History of the University of Valencia (UV) has discovered and dated in Aspe (Alicante) an open-air neanderthal habitat over 120,000 years old in the Natural Park of Los Aljezares. The team was led by Professor Aleix Eixea, …
Newcomers from Eastern Europe settled in today’s Serbia almost 5,000 years ago
Newcomers from Eastern Europe settled in today’s Serbia almost 5,000 years ago Bones of tall men covered with a red dye, discovered by researchers including Polish archaeologists in two burial mounds in Vojvodina (northern Serbia) probably belonged to people who had come there almost 5 thousand years ago from the steppes of today’s South Russia …